Announcing... RiffMasters!

Fellas, sorry for the disconnect - had family stuff and obligations, work etc. Sigh. I thought maybe
you fellas could go on autopilot and spur each other on. Instead, seems like you guys just wander around
bumping into each other mumbling about stuff. Much like the care home my father-in-law is now residing in.
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The official rules of the Round 4 main event are here: Main Event #4 "60's Cover"
The official rules of the Round 4 "Moar Cowbell" side hustle are here: Moar Cowbell rules
The official rules of the other Round 4 Guitar Duel, (worth a single point for anyone who dares to attempt)
are simple. Drop tune your guitar and brew up an original riff of the sort that's bound to scare small
children or make your TTR brothers worry about what your other hobbies could be. DARK and EVIL. Min. 1:00


NOTE : there is a bookmark function all TTR members have to bookmark important posts. Find the bookmark symbol in
the top right corner of every post. Use it for the ones you want to mark and label it whenever there is a new challenge post.
Very helpful! You can save/delete them at will. Super handy for quick reference.

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I'm not really sure where everyone right now, at because I need to go through the list of what might have dropped when I had
to take care of personal stuff. I do recall hearing the Eleanor Rigby cover @Ku² performed, pretty much flawlessly by the way.
I was hoping he was going to darken/evil it up a bit as per the challenge asked, but instead he went with a rather faithful recreation
of the original, quite masterfully, I have to agree. Taking the time to learn new skills for such a thing does deserve our notice,
and putting that production together had to have been quite a feat, never mind the performances, singing/harmonies, the bow work etc.

The deadline for the Round 4 Main event is 7PM This coming Tuesday,
so this is the last weekend prior to deadline, so this is your priority if you
have not submitted your 60's #1 cover yet. Again, NO obligation and the
competition is stiff! But... there's five points for participation, minimum baby!

You can still get your "Deth Drop" or "Moar Cowbell" in before the end of the vote which would be 7pm Thursday.
The points for moar cowbell vary depending on how you attack the challenge, you can get 1-5 points, depending.

Guys, I had to step a way for a bit, but I'm back. I still need to do my own Moar Cowbell challenge, probably this weekend.
I'm not feeling I can leave any points on the table to fall away unclaimed. It's gonna to be a hard-scrabble climb to
the upper numbers from here. At challenge 5, I'm wondering if anybody will have reached halfway to 100, at 50 points.
I believe only two are within striking distance of that next RiffMasters level, past "Sideman" after this vote.

I have also planned out a rather titillating Main Event #5 reveal coming in less than a week, and at least one side hustle.
We'll also likely enjoy a guitar challenge between forum chieftain @Mitch Pearrow SJMP and new warrior @Aynirar27 which
should provide compelling entertainment. Young, strong ambitious buck vs experienced, wise and toughened buck

iu


RiffMasters may have had a lull, but it's stamina, smarts and the long game here that really matters.
Are you in it to win it?

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Right , care. Where are my meds ?
 
Just because I had one of those kind of weeks, a little humor is good. It may not earn me points (but it may, cough , cough). Also maybe some sympathy for a crappy week, whatever feels right to the judges :celebrate2: . But I digress, here is a little jazz thing I recorded with some quite good cowbell work if I do say so myself. :wink:

 
Just because I had one of those kind of weeks, a little humor is good. It may not earn me points (but it may, cough , cough). Also maybe some sympathy for a crappy week, whatever feels right to the judges :celebrate2: . But I digress, here is a little jazz thing I recorded with some quite good cowbell work if I do say so myself. :wink:

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That was absolutely amazeballs!!!
:cheers:
Two minutes well spent! I am now better, having experienced this fantastic…thing!….















That’s all I’ve got.
 
Just because I had one of those kind of weeks, a little humor is good. It may not earn me points (but it may, cough , cough). Also maybe some sympathy for a crappy week, whatever feels right to the judges :celebrate2: . But I digress, here is a little jazz thing I recorded with some quite good cowbell work if I do say so myself. :wink:

You are my idol!!!
The last strike on the cowbell is what did it for me before you put the striker in the fanny pack.
 

DETH DDDDROP! Drop D, on my new BC RICH Mockingbird Extreme Series, Fishman pups are CRUNCHY AF!!! Once again, on the R20. (I hate this thing, btw. Have I mentioned that enough yet?) Yeah, it's good in a pinch, but a BITCH to work with. I guess the people who designed the thing have tiny fingers. It's as if someone who has NEVER EVER recorded a note in their entire life decided to make a recording device. Also used my HEADRUSH Prime for effects. Well, this is a rough drop, sloppy, I know, but I was writing licks I couldn't even play until I played them 1000X, and STILL don't have them perfected to my liking.
Idk if any of you all are HELLDIVERS, but if you are, you'll TOTALLY get this one. SLAYER/METALLICA/Jake E. Lee inspired. Hope you LOVE it. The last lick before the outro I dubbed "Meteor Shower".

***WARNING***
DO NOT LISTEN TO WHILE DRIVING.
MAY CAUSE SPEEDING

Legal Notice:
Ku and Terminid Swarm are not responsible if you listen to while driving and get pulled over for speeding.
 
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DETH DDDDROP! Drop D, on my new BC RICH Mockingbird Extreme Series, Fishman pups are CRUNCHY AF!!! Once again, on the R20. (I hate this thing, btw. Have I mentioned that enough yet?) Yeah, it's good in a pinch, but a BITCH to work with. I guess the people who designed the thing have tiny fingers. It's as if someone who has NEVER EVER recorded a note in their entire life decided to make a recording device. Also used my HEADRUSH Prime for effects. Well, this is a rough drop, sloppy, I know, but I was writing licks I couldn't even play until I played them 1000X, and STILL don't have them perfected to my liking.
Idk if any of you all are HELLDIVERS, but if you are, you'll TOTALLY get this one. SLAYER/METALLICA/Jake E. Lee inspired. Hope you LOVE it. The last lick before the outro I dubbed "Meteor Shower".

***WARNING***
DO NOT LISTEN TO WHILE DRIVING.
MAY CAUSE SPEEDING

Legal Notice:
Ku and Terminid Swarm are not responsible if you listen to while driving and get pulled over for speeding.
You sir are THE MAN!!!!

Barbarian Bob says you are METAL TO THE CORE!!! \nn/
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DETH DDDDROP! Drop D, on my new BC RICH Mockingbird Extreme Series, Fishman pups are CRUNCHY AF!!! Once again, on the R20. (I hate this thing, btw. Have I mentioned that enough yet?) Yeah, it's good in a pinch, but a BITCH to work with. I guess the people who designed the thing have tiny fingers. It's as if someone who has NEVER EVER recorded a note in their entire life decided to make a recording device. Also used my HEADRUSH Prime for effects. Well, this is a rough drop, sloppy, I know, but I was writing licks I couldn't even play until I played them 1000X, and STILL don't have them perfected to my liking.
Idk if any of you all are HELLDIVERS, but if you are, you'll TOTALLY get this one. SLAYER/METALLICA/Jake E. Lee inspired. Hope you LOVE it. The last lick before the outro I dubbed "Meteor Shower".

***WARNING***
DO NOT LISTEN TO WHILE DRIVING.
MAY CAUSE SPEEDING

Legal Notice:
Ku and Terminid Swarm are not responsible if you listen to while driving and get pulled over for speeding.
Whoah!! Just holy smokes. There was a lot to process there. The beginning was like a methed up Hendrix are you experienced. Then it was like a methed up Blackmore. As if that wasn’t enough you have the whole original line up of Yes a couple lines and some new toys.. pretty wild sh!t bro, well done.
 
Just because I had one of those kind of weeks, a little humor is good. It may not earn me points (but it may, cough , cough). Also maybe some sympathy for a crappy week, whatever feels right to the judges :celebrate2: . But I digress, here is a little jazz thing I recorded with some quite good cowbell work if I do say so myself. :wink:

Loved it c-grin. Well done
 

DETH DDDDROP! Drop D, on my new BC RICH Mockingbird Extreme Series, Fishman pups are CRUNCHY AF!!! Once again, on the R20. (I hate this thing, btw. Have I mentioned that enough yet?) Yeah, it's good in a pinch, but a BITCH to work with. I guess the people who designed the thing have tiny fingers. It's as if someone who has NEVER EVER recorded a note in their entire life decided to make a recording device. Also used my HEADRUSH Prime for effects. Well, this is a rough drop, sloppy, I know, but I was writing licks I couldn't even play until I played them 1000X, and STILL don't have them perfected to my liking.
Idk if any of you all are HELLDIVERS, but if you are, you'll TOTALLY get this one. SLAYER/METALLICA/Jake E. Lee inspired. Hope you LOVE it. The last lick before the outro I dubbed "Meteor Shower".

***WARNING***
DO NOT LISTEN TO WHILE DRIVING.
MAY CAUSE SPEEDING

Legal Notice:
Ku and Terminid Swarm are not responsible if you listen to while driving and get pulled over for speeding.
Crazy man, Crazy!! That awesome whammy bar fun in the first section. This is an incredible mosh of fun!!
 
Crazy man, Crazy!! That awesome whammy bar fun in the first section. This is an incredible mosh of fun!!
I was going for a SLAYER intro. Not my best work. The first section is the only part that didn't really flow for me. The next two sections, I heard the licks in my head, tried playing them, and my fingers were saying "NOPE!", but if nothing else, I am very persistent and kept at it until I was able to get through the whole thing don't even know how many times. I still feel like there are parts where I'm lagging behind the rhythm guitar and it sounds like I'm trying to catch up, lol. I haven't really been playing much. The Industrial Waste Collection #003 has been taking up most of my time.
 
Oh, also, there is a Jason-Newsted-bass-line-from-...And Justice for All in there somewhere, lol. Recorded with an Ibanez bass I got for $60. Let's see now,... How do I post pics on here? I tried lowering the size of the pic files but it's still saying they're too large.
 
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